Histiocytosis
Alternative Names
Histiocytosis X; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Eosinophilic granuloma; Pulmonary histiocytosis X; Nonlipid reticuloendotheliosis; Pulmonary Langerhans cell granulomatosis; Hand-Schuller-Christian disease; Letterer-Siwe disease
Prevention
Avoid smoking. Quitting smoking can improve the outcome in people with histiocytosis that affects the lungs.
There is no known prevention for the childhood forms of the disease.
References
Ladisch S. Histiocytosis Syndromes of Childhood. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 507.
Raghu G. Interstitial Lung Disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 92.
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